Transfer to Kasoa

August 19, 2019 

We didn’t get a formal letter from Elder Shirley this week, but we did get to chat with him online. Here is a selection of things that we talked about. Elder Shirley’s responses are in bold text. 

{Elder Shirley} I am getting transferred again!!!!! I’m going to a place called Kasoa, it is not too far outside of Accra. They called me to be a zone leader for the Kasoa zone so that is why they transferred me. I will leave tomorrow morning. 

Will your companion be a zone leader too or just you? 

{Elder Shirley} They always pair two zone leaders together for the zone in one area, so we together will be the zone leaders 

Who will be your new companion? 

{Elder Shirley} He is from Nigeria, not sure how to spell his name. 

Are you excited to be transferred? 

{Elder Shirley} I am pretty sad to be honest, a lot of success here and wonderful members but it is the Lords’ calling so he will have more in store for me. 

Yes, you have had a TON of success in such a short time in your current area. But, I know that you will do great things as a leader in Kasoa 

Love the pics! That service project where you guys were cleaning the trash out of the gutters looked like some nasty work. 

{Elder Shirley} haha and then we just had the baptism straight after and we did not have our white shirts. 

Yeah, that is a unique baptism pic with you in Levis. Haha! 

{Elder Shirley} haha serious, that does not happen too often..... only in Africa will that happen 

Haha! That is funny that they let you do a baptism that way! 

{Elder Shirley} haha everyone was just in their normal clothes, but it is normal in Ghana. My first time though 

Hey, when you were cleaning up those gutters, did that stink real bad? I see you were all wearing masks which tells me it must have been pretty nasty 

{Elder Shirley} ya it stinks all the time even when you are just walking close to it. It really does stink. 

{Elder Shirley} We just completed our last 2 baptisms together making a total of 9 in this area which is so crazy!! I love the people here so much and this last baptism we had was really special. 

Tell us what was particularly special about this last baptism 

{Elder Shirley} This last lady that we baptized was an investigator for more than 1 year and now she just decided to baptize. So yesterday when I went to visit her one last time before I left she pulled me aside and thanked me for everything that I have done for her and she said "I have been around missionaries for more than 1 year and have not got baptized but when you came the way that you teach me, and the love and respect that you have showed to me changed my heart and that is what made me decide to be baptized.” Those words are what every missionary wants to hear from their recent convert. She started crying and I will be sad to leave her and her family 

Wow! I'm crying! That is the sweetest message you could ever receive! Did you cry too? 

{Elder Shirley} Ya, it was a great and touching moment for me for sure.